Eridanus aids young award-winning students in international robotics competition
MANILA, Philippines — Filipino students and robotic enthusiasts bagged awards at the 11th Robotics Championship International Competition held in Oradea, Romania in April.
Two teams from Santa Rosa, Laguna emerged victorious, having won first and second place in the Freestyle Innovative Category, besting contestants from 11 countries, including China, Poland, Egypt and Romania, among others.
Eridanus Marketing Corporation, the umbrella company of Eridanus Learning Center for Robotics, flew seven students to Romania for the three-day competition to foster ingenuity and creativity while exposing world-class young Filipino talents to the world.
“I see so much passion and determination in these students. They are dreamers who aspire to inspire generations and lead breakthroughs in the robotics industry. This victory is a testament to their talent and the quality of work that Eridanus Learning Center for Robotics produces,” Eridanus Marketing Corporation President and CEO Edwina Olivar said.
Winning the top award was Matthew James Perilla from Don Jose Integrated High School, and Cydric John Javier, Lorenz Ian Aliño and Rein Eunice De Jesus from Labas Senior High School, who worked on their masterpiece for two to three weeks.
Called Collectiboat, the award-winning project is an alternative water waste collector that accumulates trash on the surface of the water, specifically on lakes, and moves it through a conveyor into the trash bins.
It is also designed to enter drainage systems to help alleviate the causes of flooding and has a filtration system for dirt and oil.
“What inspired us to make Collectiboat was the ongoing pollution problem, specifically water pollution. During Typhoon Paeng, we saw the effects of unmanaged garbage in our community. Collectiboat was designed to decrease the amount of surface waste in bodies of water as well as drainage systems,” De Jesus says.
Meanwhile, Project FLOW (Fast and Low-cost Observation for Worldwide Earthquakes) by Florenz Onile Gertes, Lawrence Delos Reyes and Audrina Lorraine Tapay from Santa Rosa Science and Technology High School finished second place in a similar category.
By using camera motion to detect earthquakes, Project FLOW aims to ease navigation during disasters. When a temblor shakes the ground, the system swiftly responds by automatically opening gates and activating visual and audio cues such as LEDs and buzzers, enabling people to take necessary precautions and evacuate quickly and safely.
Taking pride in their piece, Gertes shares, “Incorporating innovation and technology in the development and strengthening of disaster management strategies can be proven to be advantageous for countries prone to earthquakes. This can enhance all the key phases of disaster management, including response, recovery, mitigation and preparedness. The idea originated from water-filled plastic bottles placed above every whiteboard in our school as a warning device for earthquakes. When the water moves inside the bottles, it could indicate an earthquake and students should take necessary actions.”
Organized by the University of Oradea – Department of Mechatronics, the annual Robotics Championship International Competition brings together top talents in the robotics industry from all over the world.
It encourages students and robot enthusiasts to enhance technical knowledge and stimulate collaboration and networking.
The students used Fischertechnik Robotics System which enabled them to construct realistic and fully functional automated models.
The participants were invited to the prestigious event after winning the Asian competition, International Robotics Olympiad, held in Thailand in January.
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